Obuda Tours

Wind your way past medieval landscapes on a Danube River cruise aboard ms Swiss Emerald, ms Swiss Sapphire or ms Swiss Jewel to discover castles, cathedrals, frescoes and Habsburg palaces in five European countries. Includes land stays featuring two nights each in Prague and Budapest at centrally located 5-star hotels. New for 2010! Two special departures – Musical Magic Along the Blue Danube Glide past fairy-tale castles and medieval villages aboard Tauck's ms Swiss Emerald, ms Swiss Sapphire or ms Swiss Jewel on this popular Danube River cruise. Explore Prague, Vienna, Salzburg, Bratislava and Budapest, plus the castle-studded Wachau Valley – taking in views of the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary. Enjoy a private Imperial evening with dinner and music in Vienna... a wine tasting in Dürnstein... a day in Mozart's Salzburg... a private tour of Baroque monastery libraries in Prague... and evenings of cultural entertainment aboard your riverboat. In Vienna, see the Hofburg's silver treasures or tour opulent Schönbrunn Palace. Admire frescoes, stained glass windows, and stunning architecture as you spend two nights each in Budapest and Prague in 5-star hotels, checking out remarkable bridges, cathedrals, museums, and grand Habsburg palaces... it's truly a cruise to remember!

Our two-week Eastern Europe and Poland tour includes a visit to medieval Cracow, the memorial at Auschwitz, a private Chopin recital in Warsaw, a special lunch with Gypsy music and a private dinner cruise on the Danube in Budapest, a private concert in Vienna, and a special evening at a palace in Prague. Select Small Group departure dates available with no more than 26 Tauck guests – and special singles savings departures available! Become immersed in culture among the palaces, castles, art, architecture, and music of Old World Europe on this 2-week Eastern Europe and Poland tour. Enjoy Strauss and Mozart at a private palace concert in Vienna... a piano recital of Chopin's music in Warsaw... a private lunch with Gypsy music and a private dinner cruise on the Danube in Budapest... a strudel-making demonstration in Vienna... a special private farewell evening at Lobkowicz Palace in Prague Castle and much more.

Tauck's Danube, Main, and Rhine river cruise aboard ms Swiss Sapphire, ms Swiss Emerald or ms Swiss Jewel glides past ancient castles and soaring cathedrals, taking in great cities including Vienna, Köln, Nürnberg and Bratislava – and revered UNESCO World Heritage Sites like Schönbrunn Palace and Kölner Dam (Cologne Cathedral). Travel aboard one of Tauck's luxury riverboats – ms Swiss Sapphire, ms Swiss Emerald or ms Swiss Jewel – on a two-week Danube, Main and Rhine river cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam, gliding past grand cathedrals, medieval monasteries, castles and vineyards. Pass through five countries including the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary, and explore legendary cities such as Amsterdam, Vienna, Köln, Nürnberg, Bratislava and Budapest. Tauck's all-included private shore excursions take you to many UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the historic districts of Budapest, Vienna, and Bamberg, and the Wachau and Rhine valleys. In Vienna, take your choice of visits to Schönbrunn Palace or the Hofburg's Imperial Silver Room, and attend a grand Imperial Evening in a traditional palace. In Amsterdam, enjoy a luncheon cruise along the city's 17th-century canals and tour the famed Rijksmuseum. Visit Köln Cathedral, Melk Abbey, medieval towns like Regensburg and Dürnstein, Budapest's Heroes' Square and much more!

Frankfurt Berlin Poznan Warsaw Czestochowa Krakow Budapest Vienna Gyor Lednice Prague Pilsen Rothenburg Sightseeing Highlights Frankfurt: Berlin: Poznan: Warsaw: Czestochowa: Krakow: Budapest: Vienna: Györ: Prague: Pilsen: Rothenburg: Dinning Highlights 14 buffet breakfasts 7 three-course dinners Total Travel Highlights All hotel service charges, local taxes, baggage handling and hotel tips are included. Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats. Services throughout the tour of a professional multi-lingual Tour Director. Specialised local guide in Berlin, Warsaw, Krakow, Budapest, Vienna and Prague. A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal. Frankfurt Airport transfers are provided on Days 2 and 16, conditions apply Additional Visa Requirements Airport Transfers London Gateways: Important – Please Note: For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly by Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeable transfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information to Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfers are booked they cannot be changed. For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked by Trafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to your departure date. Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer. In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar’s control, the transfers will be deemed to be cancelled. All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is therefore available for missed transfers, or passengers not using this service. In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works, strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers. Heathrow Airport: Gatwick Airport: European Gateways: Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar's Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer. Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation. Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don't coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure. Click here to see scheduled transfer times.

See the fairytale castles, cathedrals and palaces of four central European countries on this 8-day Danube cruise. Board your ship in Passau, Germany, then discover the Benedictine abbey at Melk, Austria—a former palace and now a working monastery. In Hungary, tour the spectacular basilica at Esztergom, a palace in Visegrád where knights still joust, and the imperial capital of Budapest. Take a guided walk through Slovakia's medieval capital of Bratislava and see its classical-style Primatial Palace. Then, spend some time in Vienna and Dürnstein on your way back to Passau, where it all began. You are walking in the footsteps of royalty.

See the fairytale castles, cathedrals and palaces of four central European countries on this 8-day Danube cruise. Board your ship in Passau, Germany, then discover the Benedictine abbey at Melk, Austria—a former palace and now a working monastery. In Hungary, tour the spectacular basilica at Esztergom, a palace in Visegrád that housed both Ottoman and Magyar kings, and the imperial capital of Budapest. Take a guided walk through Slovakia’s medieval capital of Bratislava and see its classical-style Primatial Palace. Then, spend some time in Vienna and Dürnstein on your way back to Passau, where it all began. You are walking in the footsteps of royalty.

The North Sea, the Black Sea, and the rivers in between are the focus of this memorable river cruise along the magnificent Rhine, Main, and Danube Rivers. Your vacation begins with three overnights in exciting Istanbul, Turkey. Founded by the Greeks as Byzantium more than 2,500 years ago you will visit Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Seraglio, and the Grand Bazaar. Fly to Bucharest, Romania’s vibrant capital, then travel to Oltenita to embark your ship for a 21-night cruise from Romania to Holland. Highlights include guided sightseeing in each city as well as the Patriarch’s Church in Veliko Târnovo, cruising through the dramatic Iron Gates gorge, Kalemegdan Fortress in Belgrade, Novi Sad’s Petrovaradin Fortress, Fishermen’s Bastion in Budapest, the famed Vienna Woods, Melk Abbey, a traditional baking demonstration in Miltenberg, and the pretty wine village of Rüdesheim. In Amsterdam, cruise through the lovely canals and enjoy the conclusion of your wonderful European river cruise adventure. Oberammergau 2010Add the Oberammergau Passion Play to Your River CruiseAdd a Monograms Independent VacationCombine Your River Cruise with a Monograms Independent Vacation

Istanbul Extension, Iron Gates, Bamberg, Bucharest, Main Danube Canal, Rhine Gorge, Amsterdam, Würzburg, Belgrade, Regensburg, Budapest, Melk, Vienna, Varna, Nuremberg, Novi Sad, Cologne

Let us take you to the cities, towns and natural wonders of Eastern Europe, where so many fairy tales began. Experience bustling Budapest, cosmopolitan capital of Hungary; sail past dramatic natural wonders like the soaring white cliffs of the Iron Gate region; visit the Serbian capital of Belgrade and the Croatian town of Osijek; discover historical treasures of Bulgaria; and admire the graceful charms of the Romanian capital of Bucharest. This itinerary is, quite simply, a revelation.

Prague Lednice Vienna Esztergom Budapest Sightseeing Highlights Prague: Lednice: Vienna: Esztergom: Budapest: Dining Highlights 9 hot buffet breakfasts. 1 three-course dinner. Local highlight restaurant with wine dinner in Vienna. Farewell Dinner with wine in Budapest. 12 meals in total First Class Travel Highlights All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes included. Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard. The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors. A qualified local city guide in Prague, Vienna and Budapest. Stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities. Airport transfers are provided on Day 2 and Day 11. A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal. Airport Transfers London Gateways: Important – Please Note: For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly by Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeable transfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information to Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfers are booked they cannot be changed. For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked by Trafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to your departure date. Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer. In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar’s control, the transfers will be deemed to be cancelled. All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is therefore available for missed transfers, or passengers not using this service. In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works, strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers. Heathrow Airport: Gatwick Airport: European Gateways: Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar's Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer. Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation. Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don't coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure. Click here to see scheduled transfer times. Important information: Visas may be required for this tour, please speak with your travel agent at the time of booking to assess your specific requirements.

The North Sea, the Black Sea, and the rivers in between are the focus of this memorable river cruise along the magnificent Rhine, Main, and Danube Rivers. Your vacation begins with three overnights in exciting Istanbul, Turkey. Founded by the Greeks as Byzantium more than 2,500 years ago you will visit Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Seraglio, and the Grand Bazaar. Fly to Bucharest, Romania’s vibrant capital, then travel to Oltenita to embark your ship for a 21-night cruise from Romania to Holland. Highlights include guided sightseeing in each city as well as the Patriarch’s Church in Veliko Târnovo, cruising through the dramatic Iron Gates gorge, Kalemegdan Fortress in Belgrade, Novi Sad’s Petrovaradin Fortress, Fishermen’s Bastion in Budapest, the famed Vienna Woods, Melk Abbey, a traditional baking demonstration in Miltenberg, and the pretty wine village of Rüdesheim. In Amsterdam, cruise through the lovely canals and enjoy the conclusion of your wonderful European river cruise adventure. Oberammergau 2010Add the Oberammergau Passion Play to Your River CruiseAdd a Monograms Independent VacationCombine Your River Cruise with a Monograms Independent Vacation

Istanbul Extension, Iron Gates, Bamberg, Bucharest, Main Danube Canal, Rhine Gorge, Amsterdam, Würzburg, Belgrade, Regensburg, Budapest, Melk, Vienna, Varna, Nuremberg, Novi Sad, Cologne

A deluxe Danube River cruise from Bucharest to Vienna is the highlight on this fascinating getaway through Eastern Europe. See the sights with a Local Guide in each city and sail through the dramatic Iron Gates gorge. Along the way, explore Romania’s lively capital of Bucharest, Varna on the Black Sea, Bulgaria’s Arbanassi and Veliko Târnovo, Serbia’s Belgrade, the Petrovaradin Fortress at Novi Sad, paprika country’s Kalocsa, and the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Your adventure concludes with guided sightseeing and two overnights in Vienna, the “City of Music.”

Belgrade, Iron Gates, Novi Sad, Bucharest, Budapest, Vienna, Varna

A deluxe Danube River cruise from Bucharest to Vienna is the highlight on this fascinating getaway through Eastern Europe. See the sights with a Local Guide in each city and sail through the dramatic Iron Gates gorge. Along the way, explore Romania’s lively capital of Bucharest, Varna on the Black Sea, Bulgaria’s Arbanassi and Veliko Târnovo, Serbia’s Belgrade, the Petrovaradin Fortress at Novi Sad, paprika country’s Kalocsa, and the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Your adventure concludes with guided sightseeing and two overnights in Vienna, the “City of Music.”

Belgrade, Iron Gates, Novi Sad, Bucharest, Budapest, Vienna, Varna

The North Sea, the Black Sea, and the rivers in between are the focus of this memorable cruise along the magnificent Rhine, Main, and Danube Rivers. You’ll sail through Amsterdam’s lovely canals and the Main-Danube Canal, will cruise through the dramatic Iron Gates gorge, and will enjoy included guided sightseeing in each city. Explore Bucharest, Romania’s lively capital; experience the famed Vienna Woods; and spend time in the pretty wine village of Rüdesheim. Other highlights include Fishermen’s Bastion, Patriarch’s Church, Kalemegdan Fortress, Melk Abbey, and a traditional baking demonstration in Miltenberg.

Nuremberg, Iron Gates, Main-Danube Canal, Bamberg, Bucharest, Novi Sad, Amsterdam, Würzburg, Belgrade, Regensburg, Cologne, Budapest, Melk, Varna, Vienna

Visit the ancient remnants of Roman Empire outposts and the grand cities of the Habsburg Dynasty on this 15-day odyssey through Central and Eastern Europe. Hear the classic waltzes of Johann Strauss as you tour Austria and Germany. Immerse yourself in fiery Hungarian culture, admire natural wonders like the exquisite Iron Gate region, and walk along the golden-sand beaches of a Black Sea resort town. Although very old, the region is still being shaped by world events—and this itinerary shows how current restoration efforts have preserved Eastern Europe’s rich cultural heritage.

Escorted Package Includes Flights NYC-Budapest, Berlin-NYC Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices Airline fuel surcharges 10 nights First Class Accommodations 3 nights Novotel Budapest Centrum 2 nights Hilton Vienna 3 nights Courtyard Marriott Prague 2 nights Park Inn Berlin All transfers 13 meals: 10 breakfasts, 3 dinners Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motor coach Services of an English-speaking tour manager Services of local guides in all major cities Entrance fees per itinerary Special Features Fishermen's Bastion, Budapest Szentendre, Budapest Hofburg Courtyards, Vienna Castle District, Prague Green Vault, Dresden Berlin Wall